Dear Slice,
My girlfriend is a native of Brooklyn, although she now resides in Oxford, England, getting her master's degree. She often complains about the lack of a good NYC-quality pizza (a complaint she has about any city outside of NYC). I was looking into mail-order NYC pizza that I could send her and that she could pop into the oven. Any thoughts?
Cheers,
Andrew E.
Dear Andrew,
This is one we get a lot, but luckily, the answer is easy enough. Slice did a bit on this last year. I'll rerun it here and hope that it'll be of use to you. Of the following three pizza shippers, Flying Pizza reports that it can do overseas but that the FedEx costs on that will run $65 to $75. Still waiting on the other two outfits to get back to me ...
Hasta la pizza,
Adam
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NEW YORK–STYLE PIZZA BY MAIL-ORDER
If you have any expatriate New Yorkers on your holiday shopping list or anyone who loves New York pizza and can't get it, you might want to make like Santa and try delivering a few pies to them. (There's nothing stopping you from delivering them to yourself, either.) Slice has three options for you:
Rocco's Pizza: Bay Ridge–based Rocco's offers four 12-inch pies (left) delivered overnight. The pizzas are "plain" (translation for non–New Yorkers: no toppings, just cheese), shipped via UPS in a package equipped with leakproof refrigerant gel packs. The pies will be frozen on arrival, with reheat instructions included, so recipients can either pop them into a preheated oven or deep-six them for enjoyment later. Cost: $74.25 — $39 for four pies plus $35.25 shipping.
FlyingPizza.com: Eddie's New York City Pizza, based in Brooklyn's Sunset Park, offers 18-inch plain pies. According to its website, "The pies are sealed in special packaging that allows you to remove individual slices from your refrigerator or freezer as you need them." You can order as few as one pie or packages of four, eight, or 12 pies. Shipping (FedEx 2nd Day Air) is included in the price. Order online or by phone: 800-969-NYPIES Cost: One pie, $19.95; four pies, $64.92; eight pies, $124.96; 12 pies, $179.40
IWantNYPizza.com: This site offers pizza from a network of New York state–based pizzerias. You order a pie, and your order is "routed to a participating pizzeria" and shipped via second-day delivery on iced gel packs. IWantNYPizza.com delivers Sicilian pies in addition to the regular round pies. It also offers a "Pizza of the Month" option and a "Make Your Own NY Pizza" four-pie pack comprising dough, sauce, cheese, and seasonings. Cost: One regular pie, $17.98 plus $31 shipping; One Sicilian pie, $19.99 plus $31 shipping; Make Your Own NY Pizza, $49.99 plus $31 shipping.
Hey Bilal, check out Lenny & John's in BKLYN on Flatbush Avenue North -- I don't have the exact address -- but if you go past Kings Plaza Mall and keep going about a mile, you'll hit it. Its usually open until about 4 am.....sometimes only until 2am on the weekends, but they'll stay open as long as there is a customer waiting. Also, if you're in Manhattan try Coronet's Pizza way uptown on Broadway between 110th and 111th streets -- or Mariella's Pizza on Broadway between 57th and 58th streets. Downtown will afford you Two Boots on the Lower East side and a couple of blocks off Broadway and Houston Junction -- All of these are usually open till about 2 am on weekdays and at least until 4 am on Fridays and weekends. In Queens, check AJ's Pizza on 71st Ave and Austin Street -- same timings as the others. Hope this helps with your pizza fix -- but when in real trouble just pop into any pizza joint that doesn't look like a chain (STAY AWAY FROM RAY's FAMOUS PIZZA)......
I ordered from FlyingPizza.com and IWantNYPizza.com and both were horrible. Yes, the pizza got here quickly, but it was a shame to call these NY pizza's. FlyingPizza, a Kosher pizza, had absolutely NO taste. It tasted like cardboard. Not enough sauce, not enough cheese... not that you could taste either of the two indgredients. The only thing I liked about FlyingPizza.com was the packaging. Very nice and tight. I was really hoping for a good NYC slice. A jewish friend of mine then informed me that most Kosher cuisine is bland and tasteless. She doesn't know why, she just said that's how it is. So for that I'll let them slide. As for IWantNYPizza.com - another story. The packaging wasn't all that, but did the trick. The pizza... out of 10, I'll give it a 4. Not as bad as FlyingPizza, but not something I would put my name on. The shipping was also way too high - $30 just for shipping! You think for those prices, I would have gotten something worthwhile. The Pie itself cost about $20 - and that was no where near worth it's price. I found a new place - Brooklynpies.com - not open for business yet, but it looks promising. I know the place these pies are coming from (Geremy's, Bed-Stuy), and they serve a good slice. Let's see if they pack it well, and offer better prices. Guess it's back to making my own pies in the meantime.
Thanks for the intel, Prussia. I guess I should always recommend these places with a disclaimer or some such. It just doesn't seem possible that a place could cook a pizza, freeze it, ship it to you, and then have it be any good. I usually recommend these services at the request of readers looking for them. Ideally, it's not the way to enjoy a good New York pizza -- or any pizza for that matter. I'll check out Brooklynpies.com. --Adam
Hi!! I gotta say Adam, I believe its because we live in NY thats why we wouldn't eat pizza any other way but from a family owned italian authentic pizzeria. You have no idea how many orders we get from different states wanting our mail order pizza and they come back for seconds and thirds! The shipping is pricey but there really is no way around it. I guess when you want real pizza you don't care what the cost is. Enza Rocco's Pizza
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Rocco's Pizza: Bay Ridge–based Rocco's offers four 12-inch pies (left) delivered overnight. The pizzas are "plain" (translation for non–New Yorkers: no toppings, just cheese), shipped via UPS in a package equipped with leakproof refrigerant gel packs. The pies will be frozen on arrival, with reheat instructions included, so recipients can either pop them into a preheated oven or deep-six them for enjoyment later. Cost: $74.25 — $39 for four pies plus $35.25 shipping.
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Hey Bilal, check out Lenny & John's in BKLYN on Flatbush Avenue North -- I don't have the exact address -- but if you go past Kings Plaza Mall and keep going about a mile, you'll hit it. Its usually open until about 4 am.....sometimes only until 2am on the weekends, but they'll stay open as long as there is a customer waiting. Also, if you're in Manhattan try Coronet's Pizza way uptown on Broadway between 110th and 111th streets -- or Mariella's Pizza on Broadway between 57th and 58th streets. Downtown will afford you Two Boots on the Lower East side and a couple of blocks off Broadway and Houston Junction -- All of these are usually open till about 2 am on weekdays and at least until 4 am on Fridays and weekends. In Queens, check AJ's Pizza on 71st Ave and Austin Street -- same timings as the others. Hope this helps with your pizza fix -- but when in real trouble just pop into any pizza joint that doesn't look like a chain (STAY AWAY FROM RAY's FAMOUS PIZZA)......
Slice Culturefreak at 11:16AM on 11/10/06
I ordered from FlyingPizza.com and IWantNYPizza.com and both were horrible. Yes, the pizza got here quickly, but it was a shame to call these NY pizza's. FlyingPizza, a Kosher pizza, had absolutely NO taste. It tasted like cardboard. Not enough sauce, not enough cheese... not that you could taste either of the two indgredients. The only thing I liked about FlyingPizza.com was the packaging. Very nice and tight. I was really hoping for a good NYC slice. A jewish friend of mine then informed me that most Kosher cuisine is bland and tasteless. She doesn't know why, she just said that's how it is. So for that I'll let them slide. As for IWantNYPizza.com - another story. The packaging wasn't all that, but did the trick. The pizza... out of 10, I'll give it a 4. Not as bad as FlyingPizza, but not something I would put my name on. The shipping was also way too high - $30 just for shipping! You think for those prices, I would have gotten something worthwhile. The Pie itself cost about $20 - and that was no where near worth it's price. I found a new place - Brooklynpies.com - not open for business yet, but it looks promising. I know the place these pies are coming from (Geremy's, Bed-Stuy), and they serve a good slice. Let's see if they pack it well, and offer better prices. Guess it's back to making my own pies in the meantime.
Slice Prussia at 5:59AM on 11/16/06
Thanks for the intel, Prussia. I guess I should always recommend these places with a disclaimer or some such. It just doesn't seem possible that a place could cook a pizza, freeze it, ship it to you, and then have it be any good. I usually recommend these services at the request of readers looking for them. Ideally, it's not the way to enjoy a good New York pizza -- or any pizza for that matter. I'll check out Brooklynpies.com. --Adam
Adam Kuban at 3:16PM on 11/16/06
Hi!! I gotta say Adam, I believe its because we live in NY thats why we wouldn't eat pizza any other way but from a family owned italian authentic pizzeria. You have no idea how many orders we get from different states wanting our mail order pizza and they come back for seconds and thirds! The shipping is pricey but there really is no way around it. I guess when you want real pizza you don't care what the cost is. Enza Rocco's Pizza
Slice ENZA at 9:22PM on 11/16/06